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skyline.

The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/
  1. The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.

  2. The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.

  3. A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.

  4. A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.

  5. Ellipsis of skyline operator.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

From sky + line.

verb/ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/
  1. To outline something against the sky.

    transitive
  2. To filter by means of the skyline operator.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From sky + line.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.